1878.] W. Irvine —The JBangash Nawabs of FctrruJchabad. 867 
Here one Bundela, urged by despair, struck at him and cut oft bis left 
band ; where the hand fell a tomb was built, which is also called Dalel Shahid. 
It lies to the east of the metalled road to Nyaganw. The Bundelas finally 
drove Dalel Khan back into Maudha, where he received the cup of martyr¬ 
dom. His tomb and a masjid with well still exist. The date assigned 
locally for Dalel Khan’s death, viz., 1792 S. (1735 A. D.) is fourteen years 
out, the correct date being May 1721. 
The Hindi poets of his time composed many doha (couplets) in praise 
of Dalel Khan’s courage ; such as are still current were collected from the 
lips of the before-named Bup Brahman, from Shakir Musalman of Mau¬ 
dha, Sardar Khan of Bhamaura, about three miles to the south-west of 
Maudha, and others. 
ls£.—At the time Harde Sah, Jagat Baj and Mohan Singh had ap¬ 
pointed to take the oath on Ganges water, Mohan Singh went away to Bija- 
nagar, about two miles east of Mahoba. Then Harde Sah refused to join ; 
and Jagat Baj set out alone. The poets on this occasion put the following 
doha into Chattarsal’s mouth— 
fiT^T V? X% fexX Ixvtv I 
STTIrr ^ 5J7V I) 
“ Mohan has decided not to join, Harde Sah is angry, Jagat fights 
“ alone, but he cannot bear the weight of it.” 
2nd .—Chattarsal wrote a long letter to Dalel Khan trying to dissuade 
him from fighting. The inhabitants of Maudha remember these verses. 
iff II 
to ^ 
VI?; *3T«T ^ ^IX[f tTXl JTTX I 
rre X gi? ^X 5?31cT V*TTV TV l| 
^txt x ^ fxxx x% ^t$j i 
tTstjiIt w wvrrv n 
“ I am not deceived by Harde Sah, Kirat Sen is a disobedient son ; tell 
my son Dalel, of Bangash race, a good son, that brother Muhammad Khan 
made him over to me, since then he is my son, better than all the world ; 
Mohan has gone off, Harde has concealed himself, let him (Dalel) give ear, 
and Jagat will then be talked over.” 
3rd .—The following answer was sent by Dalel Khan : 
XT^rr *txxt*t xt xr*r ttspt I 
11 You are a great king, and the most powerful of all Bajahs, now how 
can Dalel retreat, it would disgrace both creeds,” i. e., his own and that 
of his supposed adoptive father Chattarsal. 
